Green Bean, Grape Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecan nut [chopped]
- 8 slices bacon
- 500 g green bean [trimmed and cut in 3 ]
- 250 g penne pasta
- 500 ml red grapes [seedless and cut in half]
- 80 ml spring onion [sliced]
For the dressing
- 200 ml mayonnaise
- 60 ml red wine vinegar
- 30 ml sugar
- 5 ml salt
Instructions
- Put a pot of water on the stove top and boil pasta according to package directions. (To speed up the cooking time, I like to boil a kettle of water before putting the pot for pasta on the stove top - saves a lot of time).
- Meanwhile - Cook bacon in a large pan over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon and set aside.
- Cook beans in boiling salted water to cover 5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process - place in the fridge.
- Whisk together dressing ingredients: mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar. (place in fridge)
- Once pasta is cooked, drain and plunge into ice water.
- Assemble Salad: pasta, spring onion, green beans, chopped pecans, grapes and dressing. Stir gently to coat.
- Cover and chill till needed.
Notes
This pasta salad is excellent for lunch the next day or as a side with your next braai.
Nutrition
Sodium: 1054mgSugar: 47gFiber: 13gPotassium: 564mgCholesterol: 16mgCalories: 942kcalMonounsaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 7gFat: 63gProtein: 13gCarbohydrates: 93g
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